Dōshō

1. (629-700). Japanese monk and first transmitter of Hossō (Chinese, Fa-hsiang) teachings to Japan. He travelled to T'ang China where he studied Consciousness-only (citta-mātra) thought with both Hsüan-tsang and K'uei-chi, as well as Ch'an and Pure Land Buddhism. He is also remembered for his public engineering projects such as road- and bridge-building, and for being the first Japanese monk to be cremated upon death.

2. (798-875). An early priest of the Japanese Shingon school, and one of Shingon-founder Kūkai's ten major disciples. He is remembered as a skilled lecturer, ritualist, administrator, and restorer of temples.

A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)